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Slack / Private Message Drop, pp.285-286 [SLACK_000499] · slack_pm:msg:02970

Date: 2020-11-30 12:48
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Robert F. Garry

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The Guardian did a decent job - hopefully NYTimes does it right as well. Speaking from my narrow perspective the worst part is the amateur serology. Cross-reactivity information is actually quite important, but those studies have tobe done very carefully and interpreted even more carefully. No way though the serology tells you that SC2 was inItaly before China.

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2020-11-30 12:24 Kristian G. Andersen open

Ohhh boy - this'll not help China's standing in the world and will further fuel conspiracies.
2020-11-30 12:25 Edward C. Holmes open

Very stupid for all the reasons you say. They are really flexing their muscles.
2020-11-30 12:27 Kristian G. Andersen open

I really don't understand this angle. If I was in their shoes I'd focus on "rapid detection", "alerted the world quickly", and "we have shown how to bring it under control". Ample space to tweak key events to fit the CCP agenda...
2020-11-30 12:28 Edward C. Holmes open

I agree. It's a big error of judgement.
2020-11-30 12:48 Robert F. Garry

The Guardian did a decent job - hopefully NYTimes does it right as well. Speaking from my narrow perspective the worst part is the amateur serology. Cross-reactivity information is actually quite important, but those studies have tobe done very carefully and interpreted even more carefully. No way though the serology tells you that SC2 was inItaly before China.

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